This week, I pulled this treasure from the bookshelf, took a big whiff (yes, I am a compulsive book sniffer), reminisced of my adventures when reading through it as a teen and then gathered the children to the couch and began reading it aloud (adding it to our homeschool plan). Their attention was soon captured as we joined Sara Crewe (the main character) in her adventure! And I, too, was swept away, once again.

I look forward to reading this aloud with our children in the weeks to come.
What a delight a good, living book is!

When is the last time you opened yourself up to a new adventure?
Or introduced your children to one?

There’s no time like the present.
– Christina

“The children should have the joy of living in far lands, in other persons, in other times — a delightful double existence; and this joy they will find, for the most part, in their story books.”
– from Home Education by Charlotte Mason

What a great treasure. I read this to my boys and we all loved it. My mother gifted me with The Secret Garden when I was 10..another great classic by a great author. I guess we were made to be friends. Miss you bunches!